KR20040090551A - System and Method for Appear Circumstance of The Television - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and method for reproducing a situation of TV are provided to control home electronic appliances when a TV set is used to provide live service. CONSTITUTION: A system for reproducing a situation of TV includes a tuner(10), a decoder(20), a video processor(30), an audio processor(40), and a controller(50). The tuner tunes a broadcasting signal transmitted from a broadcasting station. The decoder decodes the tuned broadcasting signal to output a video signal, an audio signal and operating code data of each home electronic appliance. The video processor processes the video signal such that an image corresponding to the video signal is displayed. The audio processor processes the audio signal such that a sound corresponding to the audio signal is output through a speaker(41). The controller controls the video processor and audio processor to produce the image corresponding to the video signal and the sound corresponding to the audio signal, and interprets operating code data of the home electronic appliance to control the operation of the corresponding home appliance.

Description

TV situation reproduction system and its reproduction method {System and Method for Appear Circumstance of The Television}

The present invention relates to a TV, and more particularly, to a situation reproducing system of a TV and a method of reproducing the TV to provide a more lively service to a user when using the TV.

Currently, a home network system (Home Network System) that enables central control of various home appliances centering on home appliances corresponding to a main master has been in the spotlight. All home appliances in the home are configured with such a home network system so that the user can control the operation of other home appliances, that is, a telephone, a lamp, an air conditioner and a washing machine, through the home appliance corresponding to the master.

Most of the microcomputers applied to the home application have a serial communication function and are developed to communicate with other home appliances, and the size of resources that can be used for communication varies according to the characteristics of the product.

In general, digital television adopts a high-performance hardware specification to operate basic functions of a home network system, and defines a method of connecting signal lines and a flow of signals for communication between various home appliances in a home network system. It uses LnCP (Living Network Control Protocol) function.

In addition, since consumers demand more realistic images, the development and release of large screens and ultra-thin displays are being actively performed due to limitations on the screen size of existing TVs.

In other words, users of existing TVs not only require higher-performance hardware specifications like the digital TVs described above, but also switch to a large screen and have a home theater with 5.1 channels.

Usually, a home theater is a concept of a private theater that focuses on personal privacy in spaces with large screens and three or four speakers. These home theaters deliver image quality and sound beyond cutting-edge digital television broadcasting.

However, a digital TV having a home network function is configured to control various home appliances according to a user's direct command by receiving a command from a user, and a conventional TV is transmitted by line or frame by a broadcasting station. It takes a method of receiving a signal and implementing an image and audio corresponding to the received signal. Therefore, when a video that is implemented in a TV, for example, a scene in which the telephone rings in the TV, the video and audio are implemented through the display means and the audio output means of the TV, but the liveliness of the telephone in the user's home is actually ringing. Could not provide a service.

That is, in order to move the atmosphere of the field to the user's home as much as possible, the image and sound of the TV are limited in themselves, so the emotions felt by the body did not meet the needs of the user.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a more realistic service through the control of the surrounding household appliances when using the TV and a situation reproduction system of the TV To provide a method of reproduction.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the situation reproduction system of the TV according to the present invention.

2 is a waveform diagram showing an operation code data transmission format of a home appliance

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of reproducing a situation of a TV according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: tuner 20: decoder

30: image processing unit 31: display unit

40: voice processor 41: speaker

50: control unit

60a to 60n: telephones, lights, air conditioners, washing machines, and other home appliances

TV situation reproducing system according to the present invention for achieving the above object has a home network control protocol function to enable communication with a plurality of home appliances, and when a broadcast station transmits a broadcast signal including the home appliance operation code data is received In the TV that implements the corresponding video and audio, a tuner for tuning a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcasting station, decoding a broadcast signal tuned through the tuner, and outputting a video signal, an audio signal, and operation code data of a home appliance. A decoder, an image processor for processing the video signal output from the decoder to display, a voice processor for processing the audio signal output from the decoder to implement, the video and audio corresponding to the broadcast signal to implement Control the voice processing unit, and at the same time By analyzing the operation code data of the home appliances at the coder output is composed by a control unit for controlling operations of the home appliances has its features.

In addition, the TV situation reproducing method according to the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a home network control protocol function to enable communication with a plurality of home appliances, the broadcasting station transmits a broadcast signal including the operation code data of the home appliances A control method of a television for receiving a video signal and a voice signal, the method comprising: receiving the broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcasting station and separating the video signal into an image signal, an audio signal, and an operation code data of a home appliance; Implementing a corresponding video and audio according to the separated video and audio signals when the user turns off the 'real situation reproduction mode'; In addition, when the 'real state reproduction mode' is turned on, the corresponding video and audio are implemented according to the separated video signal and the audio signal, and at the same time, the operation code data of the home appliance is analyzed and the corresponding home appliance is analyzed. It is characterized by comprising the step of controlling the operation of.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a situational reproduction system and a reproduction method of the TV according to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the TV situation reproduction system according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a waveform diagram showing the operation code data transmission format of the home appliance, Figure 3 shows a situation reproduction method of the TV according to the present invention Flow chart.

As shown in Figure 1, the TV situation reproducing system according to the present invention has a home network control protocol function to be able to communicate with a plurality of home appliances (60a ~ 60n), broadcast in the broadcast station including the home appliance operation code data In the TV that receives the signal and implements the corresponding video and audio, a tuner 10 for tuning the broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcasting station, a broadcast signal tuned through the tuner 10, and a video signal, A decoder 20 for outputting an audio signal and operation code data of a home appliance, an image processor 30 for processing a display of an image signal output from the decoder 20, and a video signal processed by the image processor 30. The display unit 31 for implementing the voice processing unit 40, the voice processing unit 40 for processing the voice signal output from the decoder 20 to be implemented Speaker 41 for implementing the audio signal processed in the control, the video and audio processing unit 30, 40 to control the video and audio corresponding to the broadcast signal, and at the same time the home appliance output from the decoder 20 It comprises a control unit 50 for controlling the operation of the home appliance by interpreting the operation code data of the product.

In this case, the TV has a home network control protocol function and is connected to communicate with a plurality of home appliances 60a to 60n in the home.

In addition, the broadcasting station configures the home appliance and the operation of the home appliance to be implemented as a video or audio in a predetermined data form to transmit the video and audio signal together with the video signal.

That is, a broadcasting station combines home appliance operation code data consisting of a product code for identifying each home appliance and an operation code indicating an operation command with a video signal and an audio signal according to an actual situation implemented in a video or audio. As shown in Fig. 2, the product operation code data is sent during the vertical retrace period VBI of the caption data area.

Referring to the operation of the TV according to the present invention configured as described above, first, the tuner 10 receives a broadcast signal including the above-mentioned home appliance operation code data.

The broadcast signal received through the tuner 10 is input to the decoder 20, and separated into a video signal, an audio signal, and an operation code data of a home appliance.

In this case, the image signal separated by the decoder 20 is processed to be displayed by the image processor 30 and then implemented by the display unit 31.

In addition, the voice signal separated by the decoder 20 is processed to be implemented through the voice processing unit 40, and then is implemented through the speaker 41.

Here, the control unit 50 analyzes the home appliance operation code data separated by the decoder 20 and separates the product code and the operation code.

In addition, the home appliance corresponding to the separated product code performs data communication by using the home network control protocol with the home appliance so as to execute a command corresponding to the operation code.

The home appliance operation code data is transmitted in combination with a video signal and an audio signal according to various situations implemented by video and audio in a broadcasting station. For example, when the scene is a ringing phone, the product corresponding to the telephone 60a in the broadcasting station. When the home appliance operation code data composed of an operation code corresponding to a code and a ringing command is transmitted, the control unit 50 interprets the operation code data and then communicates with the telephone 60a to ring the telephone of the telephone 60a. Control ringing behavior.

Similarly, in a scene showing a dark night in the image, the control unit 50 communicates with the lamp 60b when the home appliance operation code data including the product code corresponding to the lamp 60b and the operation code corresponding to the off command is transmitted. The off operation of the lamp 60b is thereby controlled.

Referring to the reproduction method of the situation reproduction system of the TV according to the present invention operating as described above are as follows.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcasting station is received (S10), and the received broadcast signal is separated into a video signal, an audio signal, and an operation code data of a home appliance (S11).

Then, it is determined whether there is a home appliance connected to the TV of the present invention through the home network (S12).

As a result of the determination (S12), if there is no home appliance connected to the TV, the video and audio signals are processed to implement the separated video signal and the audio signal (S13).

On the other hand, if there is a home appliance connected to the TV as a result of the determination (S12), it is determined whether the user has set the 'real situation reproduction mode' (On) (S20).

As a result of the determination (S20), when the user turns off the state without turning on the 'real situation reproduction mode', only the corresponding video and audio are implemented (S13).

In operation S20, when the 'real state reproduction mode' is turned on, the separated home appliance operation code data is interpreted (S21).

At this time, the analysis of the home appliance operation code data is to separate the operation code indicating the product code and instructions for distinguishing the home appliances.

Subsequently, the separated video signal and the audio signal are processed to implement the corresponding video and audio, and at the same time, data communication with the corresponding home appliance is performed according to the home appliance operation code data to control the corresponding operation of the home appliance (S22).

Therefore, the present invention controls the operation of home appliances in the home to fit the situation so that the user can feel more realistically realized through video and audio when watching TV.

The situation reproduction system of the TV and the method for reproducing the TV according to the present invention described above provide a more lively service by controlling the operation of surrounding home appliances according to the situation implemented through the video and audio of the TV. Can be maximized.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the embodiments, but should be defined by the claims.

Claims (4)

In the TV having a home network control protocol function to communicate with a plurality of home appliances, and when the broadcast station transmits a broadcast signal including the home appliance operation code data to receive it, and to implement the corresponding video and audio, A tuner for tuning a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcast station, A decoder for decoding a broadcast signal selected through the tuner and outputting a video signal, an audio signal, and operation code data of a home appliance; An image processor which processes the image signal output from the decoder to be displayed; A voice processing unit for processing the voice signal output from the decoder to be embodied; And a control unit controlling the video and audio processing unit to implement the video and audio corresponding to the broadcast signal, and controlling the operation of the home appliance by analyzing the operation code data of the home appliance output from the decoder. TV situation reproduction system characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The operation code data of the home appliance A TV situation reproducing system, comprising: a product code for distinguishing each household electrical appliance and an operation code indicating an operation command, and transmitted to a vertical retrace section (VBI) of a caption data area by a broadcasting station. In the TV control method having a home network control protocol function to communicate with a plurality of home appliances, and the broadcast station transmits a broadcast signal including the operation code data of the home appliances to implement the corresponding video and audio, Receiving the broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcasting station and separating the broadcast signal into a video signal, an audio signal, and an operation code data of a home appliance; Implementing a corresponding video and audio according to the separated video and audio signals when the user turns off the 'real situation reproduction mode'; And, When the 'real state reproduction mode' is turned on, the corresponding video and audio are implemented according to the separated video signal and the audio signal, and at the same time, the operation code data is analyzed by analyzing the separated home appliance operation code data. Controlling the situation of the TV, characterized in that it comprises a step of controlling. The method of claim 3, wherein Interpreting the home appliance operation code data and controlling the operation of the home appliance Analyzing the home appliance operation code data to separate a product code and an operation code; And controlling to execute a command corresponding to the operation code by communicating with the home appliance corresponding to the separated product code by the home network control protocol.